Space Data Networking Experimentation Phase II program (Lockheed Martin Space)

Department of War · Air Force · Contract Announcement

posted 10 August 2026 · awarded 10 August 2026 · runs to October 2028

$22,021,262 · modification

Summary

The Department of the Air Force, through the Air Force Research Laboratory, awarded Lockheed Martin Space a contract modification for the Space Data Networking Experimentation Phase II program. The effort funds research, development, test and evaluation of advanced space data networking capabilities, indicating a focus on cutting‑edge communications technology.

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